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Ava

1060 - 1127

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The poet Ava (c. 1060 – 7 February 1127), also known as Frau Ava, Ava of Göttweig or Ava of Melk, was the first named female writer in any genre in the German language. She is the author of five poems which focus on Christian themes of salvation and the second coming of Christ. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ava has received more than 145,081 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ava is the 4,461st most popular writer, the 810th most popular biography from Austria and the 62nd most popular Austrian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ava ranks 4,461 out of 7,302. Before her are Einar Benediktsson, Helen Thomas, Dai Sijie, Sakina Akhundzadeh, Kostandin Kristoforidhi, and Joe Abercrombie. After her are Ladislav Mňačko, Titus Quinctius Atta, Pelagonius, Robert Greene, Johann Beckmann, and Igor Severyanin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1060, Ava ranks 18. Before her are Albert of Aix, Richard of Salerno, Felicia of Roucy, Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen, Gertrude of Brunswick, and Gerberga, Countess of Provence. After her are Konstantios Doukas, Eadmer, Ranulf Flambard, and Symeon of Durham. Among people deceased in 1127, Ava ranks 7. Before her are William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, Charles I, Count of Flanders, Muhammad I of Khwarazm, Fulcher of Chartres, William II, Duke of Apulia, and Prince Álmos.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Ava ranks 810 out of 1,424. Before her are Ignaz Schuppanzigh (1776), Karl von Blaas (1815), Matthias Braun (1684), Parov Stelar (1974), Hans Rosbaud (1895), and Otto Kaiser (1901). After her are Hans Moser (1880), Peter Blau (1918), Rodolphe Hiden (1909), Kurt Jara (1950), Elise Richter (1865), and Johann Nepomuk David (1895).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Ava ranks 62. Before her are Albert Ehrenstein (1886), Alexander Lernet-Holenia (1897), Annemarie Selinko (1914), Richard Beer-Hofmann (1866), Herbert W. Franke (1927), and Géza Csáth (1887). After her are H. C. Artmann (1921), Robert Menasse (1954), Rosa Mayreder (1858), Ruth Maier (1920), Ruth Klüger (1931), and André Heller (1947).

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